CVE-2020-4211 Command injection in Spectrum Protect Plus

Critical 9.8 Published 24 Feb 2020 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus systems via specially crafted HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4211?

CVE-2020-4211 is a critical command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 24 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 and 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By using a specially crafted HTTP command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary command on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175022.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4211?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4211?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-4211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6w3r-59v2-xcqg.